Name: Saluda Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Heavy

offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.61/cwt on 332 head.

Average price

$127.61

332 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$33.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.36

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	504	133.55	673	210
Medium and Large 2	487	119.05	580	106
Small 1-2	362	112.74	408	8thin
Medium and Large 3	630	99.98	629	8thin

One grade step is worth $33.57/cwt here — about $44 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale332 hd

127.61

—

SC average5 barns · 771 hd

129.97

−2.36

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,637	97.37	1,594	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	70.09	837	89
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	69.81	1,007	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	848	60.43	512	26

Every lot, as filed

101 lots · USDA AMS · Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	328	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	369	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	373	112.85/cwt	110.00–115.00	421	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	328	130.19/cwt	125.00–135.00	427	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	895	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,265	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	514	112.23/cwt	109.00–115.00	577	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	926	756.58/cwt	700.00–840.00	7,006	11
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	887	648.79/cwt	590.00–695.00	5,755	3
Stock Cows	Small 2	—	830	583.58/cwt	540.00–630.00	4,844	10
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	838	608.19/cwt	555.00–650.00	5,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.61/cwt	127.00–135.00	751	17
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	466	119.48/cwt	115.00–125.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	937	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	141.22/cwt	139.00–144.00	945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	260	183.85/cwt	180.00–188.00	478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	312	178.28/cwt	175.00–182.50	556	7
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	890	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	842	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	166.19/cwt	155.00–170.00	553	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	142.73/cwt	141.00–153.00	889	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	170.53/cwt	165.00–175.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	132.55/cwt	125.00–137.00	695	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,109	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	150.34/cwt	147.00–155.00	860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	132.50/cwt	130.00–133.50	958	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	154.01/cwt	150.00–165.00	641	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	157.26/cwt	150.00–159.50	815	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	159.27/cwt	153.00–170.00	600	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	147.13/cwt	143.00–150.00	694	28
Steers	Small 1-2	—	423	123.43/cwt	120.00–130.00	522	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	67.89/cwt	65.00–72.00	621	9
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	106.96/cwt	105.00–110.00	604	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	369	130.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	481	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	487	120.32/cwt	115.00–125.00	586	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	888	93.06/cwt	89.00–97.00	826	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,460	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	240	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	324	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	563	118.95/cwt	115.00–122.00	670	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	263	130.19/cwt	125.00–135.00	342	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	56.48/cwt	50.00–62.00	459	17
Bulls	—	—	1,343	69.00/cwt	68.00–70.00	927	2
Bulls	—	—	2,130	110.26/cwt	108.00–112.00	2,349	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,067	805.72/cwt	745.00–950.00	8,597	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,023	770.98/cwt	690.00–850.00	7,887	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	69.81/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,007	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	59.94/cwt	54.00–62.00	682	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	72.31/cwt	65.00–80.00	872	73
Bulls	—	—	1,574	98.66/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,553	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	885	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	127.46/cwt	124.00–130.00	778	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	758	103.96/cwt	100.00–108.00	788	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,142	831.68/cwt	700.00–900.00	9,498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	121.50/cwt	115.00–125.00	690	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	94.99/cwt	94.00–96.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	616	101.64/cwt	98.00–103.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	122.43/cwt	115.00–125.00	517	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	126.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	481	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.58/cwt	110.00–120.00	647	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	136.36/cwt	130.00–141.00	794	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	102.46/cwt	100.00–105.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	716	110.42/cwt	108.00–113.00	791	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	129.28/cwt	125.00–130.00	353	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	109.02/cwt	108.00–111.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	126.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	414	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	143.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	534	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	115.86/cwt	112.00–120.00	615	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	120.89/cwt	115.00–125.00	567	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	138.36/cwt	135.00–147.50	512	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	135.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	561	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	137.50/cwt	135.00–143.00	715	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	231	137.54/cwt	135.00–145.00	318	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	156.66/cwt	150.00–160.00	755	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	132.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	631	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	140.27/cwt	135.00–147.50	449	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	121.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	817	100.32/cwt	98.00–103.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	138.77/cwt	135.00–145.00	368	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	149.36/cwt	145.00–152.50	635	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	122.80/cwt	121.00–124.00	818	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	135.61/cwt	130.00–140.00	582	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	124.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	643	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	122.26/cwt	115.00–124.00	949	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	148.49/cwt	144.00–150.00	719	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	117.72/cwt	115.00–120.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	144.35/cwt	142.00–150.00	492	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	145.20/cwt	140.00–150.00	404	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	134.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	639	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	112.36/cwt	110.00–117.00	701	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	686	111.16/cwt	109.00–115.00	763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	126.05/cwt	125.00–130.00	724	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	125.36/cwt	123.00–128.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	129.09/cwt	125.00–136.00	789	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	142.82/cwt	135.00–146.00	673	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	143.74/cwt	135.00–146.00	611	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	140.19/cwt	130.00–145.00	737	14

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Mon Aug 9, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 853Last week 389Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady. Heavy

offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	110.00–115.00	112.40
6	—	373	110.00–115.00	112.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	801	117.00	117.00
12	—	628	134.00	134.00
28	—	472	143.00–150.00	147.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	524	125.00–137.00	132.55
12	—	370	135.00–147.50	138.36
24	—	415	130.00–140.00	135.27
4	—	231	135.00–145.00	137.54
1	—	735	114.00	114.00
39	—	475	130.00–140.00	132.83
11	—	320	135.00–147.50	140.27
4	—	616	120.00–125.00	121.98
6	—	265	135.00–145.00	138.77
3	—	670	115.00–120.00	117.72
11	—	574	125.00–130.00	126.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	110.00–115.00	112.48
3	—	722	108.00–110.00	108.98
14	—	422	115.00–125.00	122.43
14	—	381	120.00–130.00	126.23
9	—	570	110.00–120.00	113.58
2	—	813	100.00–105.00	102.46
7	—	273	125.00–130.00	129.28
6	—	666	108.00–111.00	109.02
6	—	327	125.00–130.00	126.70
25	—	531	112.00–120.00	115.86
15	—	469	115.00–125.00	120.89
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	94.00–96.00	94.99
6	—	616	98.00–103.00	101.64
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	125.00–135.00	130.19
3	—	423	120.00–130.00	123.43
7	—	369	125.00–135.00	130.28
3	—	487	115.00–125.00	120.32
2	—	240	135.00	135.00
3	—	563	115.00–122.00	118.95
4	—	263	125.00–135.00	130.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	669	139.00–144.00	141.22
6	—	333	155.00–170.00	166.19
34	—	623	141.00–153.00	142.73
4	—	283	165.00–175.00	170.53
6	—	572	147.00–155.00	150.34
11	—	723	130.00–133.50	132.50
11	—	416	150.00–165.00	154.01
18	—	518	150.00–159.50	157.26
18	—	377	153.00–170.00	159.27
10	—	482	150.00–160.00	156.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	175.00	175.00
2	—	260	180.00–188.00	183.85
7	—	312	175.00–182.50	178.28
1	—	350	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	853	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	582	130.00–141.00	136.36
9	—	373	140.00–150.00	143.19
5	—	776	115.00–124.00	122.26
6	—	341	142.00–150.00	144.35
4	—	278	140.00–150.00	145.20
3	—	668	123.00–128.00	125.36
7	—	611	125.00–136.00	129.09
9	—	471	135.00–146.00	142.82
12	—	425	135.00–146.00	143.74
14	—	526	130.00–145.00	140.19
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	109.00–115.00	112.23
5	—	466	115.00–125.00	119.48
3	—	565	105.00–110.00	106.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	575	127.00–135.00	130.61
15	—	610	124.00–130.00	127.46
10	—	520	135.00–143.00	137.50
24	—	425	145.00–152.50	149.36
5	—	666	121.00–124.00	122.80
22	—	484	144.00–150.00	148.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	96.00	96.00
2	—	758	100.00–108.00	103.96
17	—	568	115.00–125.00	121.50
7	—	716	108.00–113.00	110.42
3	—	817	98.00–103.00	100.32
15	—	429	130.00–140.00	135.61
16	—	516	120.00–130.00	124.55
20	—	476	130.00–140.00	134.27
9	—	624	110.00–117.00	112.36
5	—	686	109.00–115.00	111.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	887	590.00–695.00	648.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	838	555.00–650.00	608.19
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	926	700.00–840.00	756.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,067	745.00–950.00	805.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,023	690.00–850.00	770.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,142	700.00–900.00	831.68
Stock Cows — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	830	540.00–630.00	583.58
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	74.00	74.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	89.00–97.00	93.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	914	65.00–72.00	67.89
17	—	813	50.00–62.00	56.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,442	65.00–75.00	69.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,137	54.00–62.00	59.94
73	—	1,206	65.00–80.00	72.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	68.00–70.00	69.00
3	—	2,130	108.00–112.00	110.26
14	—	1,574	92.00–105.00	98.66

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Saluda County Stockyards - Saluda, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle